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Report from Wuhan Conference
If you’re interested in the insects as feed and food industry, you must be aware that from the 15 to 18 of May 2018 was held the 2nd world’s conference on edible insects. The conference “Insects to feed the world 2” took place in Wuhan, China. It was the continuation of the conference which took […]
Silkworm proteins in a drink
Interview with Wan Zilu, founder of Avaento Our first, usual question: how did you enter in the edible insects market? When I was studying food science at the Ohio State University, the 2013 United Nations report on insect proteins caught my attention, and in that period I had the opportunity, almost by chance, to participate in […]
Plumento: made in Germany
A short talk with Dr. Daniel Mohr, cofounder of Plumento Foods Tell us about Plumento and how you guys got involved in the edible insect world I lived 15 years in China and met other members of our team there. We saw there how the protein demand is increasing to a level that is not […]
Microwaves to dry edible insects
A short talk with Lyn Miao, Marketing manager at Max Industrial Microwave Tell us about the company and the products you market We mainly manufacture industrial microwave machines, including batch ovens and tunnel conveyors. Our microwave machines are mainly used for drying, heating, sterilizing, bonding and roasting applications. What kind of products do you specifically […]
Florian Nock joined our team at L’Entomofago
Florian Nock started getting interested by edible insects in 2013. As an environmental engineer passionate by health and nutrition, he got caught by the idea and started raising insects and experimenting in his room in France In 2014 he started the first international blog dedicated to the subject, he created his own cursus on anomophagy […]
China wants to shape the future of food
Interview with Matilda Ho, founder of Bits x Bites Tell us about Bits x Bites project Bits x Bites is China’s first food-centric accelerator and venture capital fund that invests in startups tackling global food system challenges. With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites invests in early-stage companies across the […]